Warren Leight and the cast of Law & Order SVU received the New York City Mayor's Proclamation on October 24, 2012 honoring Law & Order SVU; their 300th episode aired that day. Here are two photos from the presentation.

Law & Order SVU celebrated its 300th episode with a story that brought three members of the SVU squad back to an old 1999 child abduction case, one where Benson wasn’t convinced of the conclusions made at the time. When a current day child abduction brings her back to the same neighborhood as in the 1999 case, Benson’s spider senses turn on and she tries to make a connection. It isn’t until a wannabe cop surfaces, who has been following this case and many other child abductions, that the SVU squad is able to solve both the old and the new case and find both missing boys, one long dead and the other very much alive. Clips from previous episodes were used to help Benson and Munch flash back to the first case. There wasn’t an actual episode (at least none that I can find) which covered this initial missing child case, so some of the old clips appeared to be updated to weave new details into the flashback to fit them into the current story. The episode also featured a few actors from the pilot episode (“Payback”) and was directed by the same director - Jean deSegonzac.

This episode was excellent and brought me back to the fast paced style of SVU in its earlier days. While the current day kidnapping was shown, the opening didn’t reflect any obvious tip offs to the person involved in the crime, which, in my opinion, brings far more mystery to the story. The writers did an excellent job in creating a solid diversion in Steve Lomatin, who normally would fit the description of the perfect guilty party. Even though it was announced far in advance that Tom Sizemore was in this episode, and he was shown in preview clips and photos which made him the likely perp, I felt that the episode maintained plenty of dramatic tension leading up to his capture.

I know that some may have been amused at Amaro’s comments about cold cases, but I found it to be slightly jarring and out of place. I don’t want to be reminded that Danny Pino starred in CBS’s series “Cold Case,” especially not in an episode that should focus on those people that brought SVU through these 14 seasons. I don’t mean to open old wounds, but I wondered why they couldn’t even throw a bone to fans and mention Stabler’s involvement in that earlier case (assuming he would have had one), considering that Chris Meloni meant so much to SVU fans for the many seasons he was with the series.

I’ve already been asked who performed the opening and closing song – it was Norah Jones and the song is titled “Waiting.”

I certainly hope that Law & Order SVU continues on for many more seasons so come. This episode proves the series has plenty of stories yet to tell.

Back in 1999, Delores Hernandez and Officer Lomatin put up signs for her missing son, Hector Hernandez. In 2000, the wall where she placed one of the posters now has a memorial and the wall is painted with Hector’s image and message that they will never forget him, and Mrs. Hernandez prays there. In 2006, life continues in the area, the wall being covered in spots with graffiti. David & Laurie Morris walk by the wall with their son Wyatt in a baby carriage. In 2009, The Morris’ walk by the same wall as Wyatt walks in front of them on a scooter. They both look unhappy and David walks away from both of them. In 2012, David walks past the wall; he is on the phone telling the caller he can’t talk right now, he is late for his son.

He arrives at his wife’s apartment and it is clear they are divorced. Laurie gets Wyatt ready to go out with his father and gives him a cell phone with their number on speed dial. As David and Wyatt walk past the wall, Wyatt asks when he is coming home. He avoids answering and suggests a treat. In the subway station heading to the Yankees game, they run for the train and Wyatt runs ahead, someone taps David on the shoulder and points downward where a $20 bill appears to have fallen. When David moves to pick it up, the man who tapped him on the shoulder pulls Wyatt onto the train. As the train pulls away, David screams for his son, then runs up the stairway to make a call. He screams that his son has been taken.

Later, Benson and Amaro arrive on the scene, Captain Cragen is already there. Cragen explains the abduction and says transit is stopping all the trains on that line en route to the game. David Morris is from the Morris Brother’s real estate family. Benson comments that they own half of the west side. No ransom demands. Benson looks around and recognizes the neighborhood and says that it has changed. She flashes back to a previous case where she recalls a young Mrs. Hernandez putting the missing child photo in her window and of herself pulling the same paper out of her pocket. Cragen’s voice calls her back to the present, and he asks if she is with them. She explains that the neighborhood is where Hector Rodriguez, a Dominican kid was from and he was the exact same age. Cragen explains to Amaro that it was a missing kid from 1999 and the dad took the son back to the DR in 1999. Benson says they don’t know that, adding that the mother never saw her son again. Amaro reminds her that this kid is missing now.

Later, Fin and Rollins are also on the scene. There is no sign of the boy and Cragen tells them to continue searching the trains. Amaro tells Cragen that the father wants to go uptown to continue the search, but Cragen tells Benson and Amaro to talk to both parents here. He adds that whatever went on between the two of them to get over it, they don’t have time. David and Laurie Morris meet up and begin to argue. Amaro takes David aside and Benson speaks with Laurie, who says her last name is Colfax. She asks where is Wyatt and Benson explains they are trying to figure that out now. Amaro speaks with David, and David describes the man who tapped on the shoulder as white, in his 40s with a cap and glasses, saying he is bad at faces.

Meanwhile, Benson speaks with Laurie and asks if David has visitation on Sunday. Laurie says he was supposed to be there at 9 and he was his usual 2 hours late. Benson questions that if he sees Wyatt only one day a week, does that make David upset; Laurie is rattled and says he is always upset, everything about him is a negotiation. Benson comments that her husband’s family is very wealthy and has she noticed anyone suspicious trying to talk to Wyatt or following her – anything like that. Laurie says no and asks if Benson thinks this is about ransom, adding they will pay or post a reward. Benson advises her to hold off on that as it will only bring out con artists and if someone wants to get in touch with her they will. Laurie wonders what will happen if nobody calls, and Benson replies they will cross that bridge when they get to it. Laurie has a sudden realization of what else may have happened, and she begins to collapse. Benson catches her and tells her to stay focused, David walks up to try to help her and Amaro moves him away. Laurie, now very distraught, begs Benson to find her son, and Benson says they will do the best they can. Laurie latches on to Benson and begs her again to find her son as she buries her head into Benson’s shoulder and sobs.

In the SVU squad room, Munch announces it is a full on Amber Alert, and he is passing out signs to post, instructing the others they should go up on every street in every borough – within the hour. Fin, walking with Rollins, announces that TARU can’t trace the kid’s cell phone. Rollins says that one witness say a black man pull Wyatt onto the train, another saw an order white male. She adds that one put him with a woman – there were a lot of kids in caps on those trains. Amaro comments there is no video from that station. Munch comments that on 110th street, the hoi-polloi don’t get those upgrades. Benson believes Morningside Height has changed, it’s not like it was in ’99. Munch replies she is thinking of Hector Rodriguez, it was a war zone then. Fin quips there Munch goes with the bad old days. Rollins adds it is still mixed and she can’t believe that Morris and his family still love up there. Benson explains that he owns the building and has renovated half the block and it is his ex wife. Cragen asks if he is still in court, and Amaro replies on the custody issue, every three months. Benson wonders if David Morris got tired of paying for two sets of legal fees – and Fin questions that he had his own son kidnapped. Amaro wonders if the wife wants to make him look bad. Munch comments that nothing is far in love and war. Benson thinks she does want to make him look bad; she made a point of telling her he got there at 11 today – 2 hours late. Rollins says the train didn’t leave until 12:15. Cragen Rollins if David told him he stopped anywhere, and he said no – and he asked.

Later, at SVU, David explains to Benson and Amaro that he didn’t tell them because he didn’t think it mattered. They went to a pastry shop, he wanted Wyatt to have a fun day as the divorce has been hard on him. Benson asks if anyone can confirm that, and he admits the hostess can, he is seeing her and she used to baby sit for Wyatt. He didn’t want Laurie to know that.

At My Dear Lady Ann Bakery, David’s girlfriend says she thinks she saw them, and Rollins calls her honey and says they know she is involved with David. She asks Rollins if Laurie knows, and Fin answers that’s on her. He asks if they were here, and she motions an affirmative and says they were eating muffins and Wyatt had skim milk. Fin asks if she and the dad ever went anywhere private, and maybe leave the boy alone, and she says no. Rollins questions if she noticed anyone looking at Wyatt with dark sunglasses or a baseball cap. She says the place is full of dads like that, it’s playoffs. Fin comments the guy would have been by himself. She says there was one, he ordered tea in a glass, got up when they did and left $2.

Back at SVU, Fin shows them a video they got from a boutique near the café. Rollins says there is not enough of an image of the man for facial recognition software. She adds TARU is still checking other cameras in the area. Munch says 3 hours in an no ransom demand, saying the guy is a predator. He asks Benson if she is getting déjà vu and Fin says don’t have her start up again. Benson says it is the same neighborhood; hector disappeared on a bus, Wyatt on a subway. Cragen reminds them it has been 13 years and two different worlds; Hector came from working class family. Munch comments that is why they had a tenth of the resources to find him. Amaro asks is Hector was taken off a bus, and Benson says a witness said she thought that she saw him 3 hours later with his hair dyed blonde. Cragen says the father changed the boy’s appearance to get him out of the country, and emphasizes that Hector’s case is closed. He reminds them they have a lead on Wyatt and to follow it up.

Later, at Laurie’s home, David looks at the photo and says that could be him but he didn’t notice anybody from the pastry shop. Laurie argues Wyatt already had breakfast and asks what he was doing there. He walks away from her and Benson says the man may have followed them and knew the family’s routine. She angrily says she hasn’t seen anyone follow them and she is with him all the time except for schools and Sundays. When Amaro comments that Sunday is David’s day, he says he hasn’t noticed anybody. Laurie shouts that he wouldn’t and that the neighbors are pissed at him and he is clueless. Benson tries to calm them and Amaro asks pissed off about what? Laurie says it is his building renovations to condos and when he goes to community board meeting they want to kill him. David shouts back that it is Morningside Heights and these people act like the 60s never ended. Amaro asks to look at the photo again and if he saw the guy at a community board meeting. David says he doesn’t see anybody at the meetings, he tunes them out. As Amaro gets a call, Benson harps on David about tuning out a room full of people that he is pricing them out of their own homes. David says if he lets them control the agenda, nothing gets built and the neighborhood would still be a slum. Amaro calls to Benson and Laurie anxiously asks what is it?

At a small convenience store, Rollins and Fin question the shop owner, saying someone saw Wyatt come out of the store. He denies seeing them. Fin says they just found Wyatt’s cell phone in the dumpster outside, and threatens to shut the store down, and Munch tells him to think again. The store owner recalls the man had glasses, a cap, black hair. When his son acted up he bought him candy. and he bought blonde hair dye. Munch tells him to get somebody to watch the store, they will need him to come down to the station to meet with a sketch artist. Rollins wonders if they are looking at a Hector Rodriguez copycat, and Munch explains that the blonde hair dye was not release to the press. Fin tells Munch not to waste his time with “I told you so.”

At SVU, Munch looks through the files for Hector and flashes back to telling Cragen that he closes his eyes and sees Hector’s face. Cragen tells him to go home. Munch says he has two more tapes to watch. Cragen’s voice calls him back to reality, and the rest of the team is discussing whether there were any other cases where a kid’s hair was dyed blonde. Benson brings up Hector and Cragen says he does not want to chase ghosts, Rollins shows them security footage from old tunnels beneath Columbia University near the store and Amaro sees the boy’s hair has been dyed blonde. It is the last sighting. Rollins says there are no leads from the tip line and nothing from the other boroughs or the FBI. Munch says they have to take another look at Hector Rodriguez. He pins the missing child sign of Hector’s up next to Wyatt’s. Benson flashes back to Hector’s case, with her pinning the same sign up on the board. Back in the present, Benson tells Cragen that Munch is right, they could have been wrong 13 years ago. Cragen tells them to focus here. Amaro asks if anyone has been in touch with Hector’s family, and Benson explains she has spoken to the mother a few times and she still lives up in the neighborhood. When Munch offers to go up there with her, Cragen tells Munch to stay there and go through the files, and tells Benson to take Amaro for fresh eyes.

While they walk outside, Amaro tells Benson he gets the sense that Cragen wants him partnering up again. Benson wonders if Cragen just wants things the way they were, and asks Amaro if he is OK with that. He says yeah, he has enough separations in his life. They walk up to the building wall where the tribute o Hector was painted, and Amaro asks Benson if she and Munch were partners on Hector’s case. Benson said everyone in the squad jumped in; she did not think Hector’s father took him but she was a newbie back then so she let herself get stampeded. As Benson stops and looks up at the sign in Hector’s mother’s window, she explains Hector’s mother couldn’t move as she still thinks he might come home.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

The cast of Law & Order SVU appeared on The Today Show this morning to celebrate their 300th episode, “Manhattan Vigil” , which will air on Wednesday October 24, 2012 on NBC. Here are several photos plus the video (at bottom) which includes Mariska Hargitay, Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T, Kelli Giddish, and Danny Pino.

It was a combination that hasn’t been seen before in the Law & Order universe – a Law & Order Criminal Intent character coming over to SVU. “Acceptable Loss” brought Kathryn Erbe’s character Alex Eames back into the Law & Order brand, this time as a Lieutenant working for a joint Homeland Security task force. Eames has her work cut out for her as the SVU team goes rogue again and risks completely screwing up her investigation. Despite Cragen’s announcement that they will start following the rules, he and his team quickly look for ways to get around them. (Will they never learn?) This is one of those times that the SVU team’s sanctimonious attitude got on my nerves. Benson was too self righteous and condescending with Eames (an example was Benson saying that SVU is too important for her to make a change). If there is a trend that I don’t like with SVU as of late, it’s the behavior that the SVU team is above following any rules because they perceive the crimes they work to solve are more important than any others. While I don’t like the idea of criminals being allowed to do whatever they want because a terrorism investigation takes precedence, it would be nice for the SVU team to find ways to play nice with their colleagues in law enforcement. This time things worked out well for both SVU and Eames, but things usually do in a fictional world.

All that aside, this episode had plenty of action and drama, and again the writers crafted an excellent story that brought out the best – and the worst – in the characters. Nice location shots and camera work, too. I was amused during Eames questioning of Sofia when she used the Goren head tilt, and I was sure that all the Criminal Intent fans who were watching picked up on it. For fans waiting to hear about what happened to Goren, all we know is that he’s moved on. (I’m sure Criminal Intent fans are hanging on to hope for Vincent D’Onofrio’s appearance on SVU.) At the end of the episode, when Eames mentions with all the time she and her partner had together that it was like they were married, and Benson reminds here that they weren’t, SVU fans knew that Benson was speaking from her own experience with you-know-who. I am sure SVU fans would love to have “he who shall not be named” back on the show as well.

Captain Cragen walks into his office, pauses, and then begins to unpack. Benson walks in and greets him, asking if he is glad to be back. He says sure, he’s just checking that Harris didn’t steal his favorite stapler. She begins to talk about what happened to him, and he cuts her off and says “Let’s get back to work.” He walks out into the squad room and says he’s glad to see the place hasn’t fallen apart. The rest of the detectives are there to greet him. Cragen noted that Harris had them filing daily memo books and mileage looks. Benson refers to it as busy work, and Cragen tells them to keep it up and try following the rules for a change. When Amaro says there are rules and then there is bureaucracy, Cragen tosses a binder to him and tells him to try following both, adding it wouldn’t hurt to color inside the lines for a while – all of them. He also thanks them.

At the airport, Dworkin talks on the phone and sees a waiting limo driver with a sign that says “Dorkin” and he asks “Dworkin?” – it turns out it is his car heading to the Duchess Hotel. On the way to the hotel, Dworkin complains about the flight from Kansas City. He asks the driver if he has any vodka but the driver says he can get that and more if he wants to let off tension and really relax. When Dworkin asks what he has in mind, the driver says “whatever you do.”

At the Duchess Hotel, one of Dworkin’s colleagues sees him leaving and mentions the open bar, Dworkin says he’ll be there and to save some for him. The car service driver opens up the back door of the car and introduces Dworkin to Pilar. Dworkin is upset, saying he can’t bring that in there, it is a sales conference. The driver explains there is plenty of room in the back seat.

As they drive, Pilar performs her services and Dworkin tells the driver to keep his eyes on the road. The driver tells him the vodka is in a cooler in the floor, $5 a pop. The driver opens a bottle and takes a drink, and then drops it. He takes his eyes off the road, drives through an intersection, and the car is t-boned by a garbage truck.

Later, Benson and Rollins arrive on the scene and the officer explains that SVU was called because a male passenger had his pants down in the back – Dworkin is in pain – and the girl, who is on a stretcher, has a bar code on her neck. Benson is shocked, saying that girl is someone’s property.

At the hospital, Benson and Rollins speak with Pilar. She gives her last name as Jones and says she is 18. When Benson said they found no ID in the car, Pilar says she does not like to take her purse with her. Benson says Pilar means the man she works for does not let her take her papers with her. Pilar says she was on a date. Rollins says they have her date’s ID and asks what his name was again, and Pilar says she does not remember. Benson tries to reassure her she is not in any trouble, and they want to help her and get her away from the man who bar-coded her, But Pilar says that is a joke and does not mean anything,

Meanwhile, Fin and Amaro are speaking with Dworkin who doesn’t know why they are talking to him as he wasn’t driving the car and didn’t cause the crash. Fin reminds him that paying for sex is against the law. Dworkin insists all he paid for were drinks, he came to town and got lucky. Amaro asks he Dworkin noticed the bar code and his friend’s neck, and he replies he was not looking at her neck. Dworkin doesn’t know the name of the driver, he met him outside the hotel and he was going to take them to a club downtown. Fin informs him he was headed north, and Dworkin says driving in a limo is not illegal and neither is having sex, unless Bloomberg passed a law he hasn’t heard about. Amaro sarcastically thanks him for his help, and as he and Fin move to leave, he mentions calling Dworkin’s wife.

Outside, Benson, Fin, Amaro, and Fin share their findings. They realize neither party will talk and Rollins suggests if Pilar sneaked in from Columbia maybe they can hold her. Benson thinks then they can talk to her and help her come to her senses. Amaro get a message and he informs the other that patrol picked up the driver of the town car and they are bringing him in.

Back at SVU, the driver – Wiggins - says he was in a daze and he just wandered off. Fin informs him leaving the scene of an accident is a crime. The driver says to just give him a ticket, but Amaro says then can do better than that. He explains they found the bottles in the car and the driver says the others were drinking. They ask about the girl and he said he met her in the Meatpacking District and she wanted him to drive her around to socialize, and 50 drunk 20 year olds from New Jersey saw him pick her up. She gave him cash, and shows them a passport she gave him, saying she asked him to hold it in case she got drunk.

An underage girl disappears after following her older sister to a college party in Manhattan. The SVU detectives mobilize to recover the missing girl but find themselves thwarted by a high-tech kidnapper using the internet to cover his tracks. As the case hits a dead end, DA Barba (guest star Raul Esparza) returns with some unlikely help. Meanwhile, Rollins (Giddish) is distracted by the sudden appearance of her very troubled sister (guest star Pulsipher). Also starring Mariska Hargitay (Detective Olivia Benson), Ice-T (Detective Odafin Tutuola), Dann Florek (Captain Donald Cragen) and Danny Pino (Detective Nick Amaro).

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Kathryn Erbe (Law & Order Criminal Intent) appeared on The Today Show this morning to discuss her guest appearance in this week’s episode of Law & Order SVU “Acceptable Loss” which will air on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at9PM ET on NBC. Here’s the video – it may not be viewable outside the U.S. at this time.

Friday, October 12, 2012

Here is a sneak peek from Law & Order SVU “Acceptable Loss” which will air on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 9PM ET on NBC. This clip features Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T. Dann Florek, Danny Pino, Kelli Giddish, and guest star Kathryn Erbe.

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Law & Order SVU “Twenty-Five Acts” received quite a bit of advance press explaining the episode involved a best selling book similar to the current erotic novel best seller “Fifty Shades of Grey.” It seemed very obvious to where the episode was headed, but despite the predictable story, this was a great episode with intense scenes and tension between the main characters.

The SVU squad is off-kilter, with Captain Harris making some changes which has unsettled some. Amaro requested to work as a swing man; clearly he feels alienated from the group - especially Benson - after the recent law enforcement scandal. I wonder if working as swing man will only make it harder for him to build a relationship of trust with the squad. Harris also reunited Munch and Fin as a team, which I always felt was an excellent pairing. Benson, however, doesn’t seem completely thrilled with being paired with Rollins, but that may be because it came about from Amaro’s request to go it alone. Adam Baldwin was an excellent interim captain and was very likable, despite Harris' stoic and authoritative demeanor. The detectives treated Harris as a newbie but he was smart enough to let them know at every opportunity that he has far more experience for which the detectives gave him credit. While I will always be loyal to Captain Cragen, Harris gave the SVU squad a much needed kick in the pants.

This episode clearly belonged to the guest stars. Anna Chlumsky was strong as a woman who lived an exciting life as the author of an erotic book, who didn't write the book and behaved nothing like what the book described. Raúl Esparza stole the show and was fantastic playing a district attorney who seemed very driven - and maybe a little too cold - in his approach. I enjoyed how he managed to taunt Adam Cain into using the belt in court to highlight Cain’s rough behavior. It brought back memories of an old Law & Order episode (“Showtime”) where Jack McCoy worked a murder weapon into the hands of the defendant, which made him look guilty as sin. I hope we get to see Raúl Esparza come back for more episodes – he’s a character that would bring a real spark to the legal side of the show.

Some nitpicks: Rollins really shouldn’t be calling anyone “honey,” much less the victim. It’s one of those terms that most women find demeaning, and coming from another woman, it sounds even worse. Benson also made a comment to Harris that SVU is the only unit where the victim’s word isn’t good enough, you have to prove a crime was committed. That statement sounded awkward to me. My understanding of the justice system is that one is innocent until proven guilty, and the prosecution has to back up any charges for any crime – sex crime or not - with facts or evidence. An accusation is not always enough to have law enforcement act. A victim’s behavior can be questioned for ANY crime and I don’t agree that SVU is the only unit where a victim's word may be questioned. While it does seem wrong to have a rape victim’s past sexual history put out there for all to see, I think that people who are charged with rape do have the right to question the actions of the accuser regarding the events surrounding the crime. And, using Harris’ example, a robbery victim may not necessarily be accused of “asking for it” but they still could be questioned about their claims of what was stolen (thefts involving possible insurance fraud come to mind).

In the SVU squad room Benson, Fin and Munch are talking about the 16 murders over the 4th of July. Captain Harris enters and announces they are stuck together a little longer; Captain Cragen was cleared of the charges but One PP has not yet declared him fir for duty. Munch refers to One PP as the “Puzzle Palace.” Benson questions if they did say he was coming back, and Harris replies as far as he knows. Harris also announces he’s moving them around and teams Munch back up with Fin, and Benson with Rollins. Munch asks about Amaro – referring to him as Serpico – and Harris says he will be swing man, or sometimes on his own, depending on the call. Amaro says it is all good, and Benson looks at him, wondering. As he walks away from his desk, Benson gets up from hers and follows him, and explains to Amaro that she did not ask for the switch. But he surprises her by telling her that he did, adding that one thing about her is that she needs a partner she can trust. As he walks off she looks slightly exasperated with him.

Munch enters Harris’ office; Harris' TV is turned on to a TV talk show “Raising Cain.” Munch tells him he is punching out, and then asks Harris if he is an Adam Cain fan. Harris comments it is just white noise for his paperwork. Harris asks how his new lineup is going today and Munch replies “like a lead balloon” and says they will adjust, commenting that “heavy lies the crown.” Harris jokes for Munch to take the rest of the night off, and Munch chuckles an OK. Harris returns to the TV show.

Meanwhile, at the “Raising Cain” talk show taping, talk show host Adam Cain introduces Jocelyn Paley, the author of the book “Twenty-Five Acts,” which he states is about a woman’s journey into a world of domination and is revolutionizing women’s attitudes about sex. He adds that her book makes “Fifty Shades” look like a Disney story. He says the author is hot, rich kinky, and he thinks he is in love. Jocelyn walks on stage to the loud applause and hoots from the live audience. He greets her, commenting he doesn’t know whether to kiss or spank her. She asks who says he can’t do both - and she gives him a quick kiss.

Afterwards, with Adam and Jocelyn at dinner in a swanky restaurant, Jocelyn asks Adam what is his fantasy while she discreetly removes her panties and hands them to him. Quickly they are in his apartment and kissing passionately, She reaches for his belt but he slaps her hard, saying “Act two. I say when you can touch me.” She feigns an apology and he orders her on the bed and to get on all fours, adding that she needs to be punished. He whips her hard with his belt and she says that really hurt and tells him to stop it. Instead, he takes the belt an begins to choke her. As she struggles for breath, he angrily says she does not tell him what to do.

Later, Benson and Rollins are at a hospital ER meeting up with Sara Palermo, who handles Jocelyn’s book tour. She explains she called 911 as she went to Jocelyn’s hotel room and found her crying and she also had blood in her nightgown, she was bruised and there was a mark on her neck. Jocelyn had a taping with Cain the day before and he asked her out and was sky high about it but today – not a word. She asks what that sounds like to them.

The detectives speak with Jocelyn who denies being raped and did not ask Sara to call the police. Rollins cites paperwork and asks about her date with Adam Cain. She admits to going for drinks and then to his place, and when Benson sees the mark on her neck, Jocelyn adds he got a little handsy. Rollins observes it looks more like a belt, and Benson questions if Jocelyn asked him to do that to her. She says no, but thinks he thought it was part of the sex. She goes on to say he put it inside her and not where she was used to. She did try to tell him to stop but he pulled the best so tight she could not talk. She admits she was flirting with him all night and told him to dominate her and doesn’t see how she can call that rape. Benson suggests they do a rape kit and when Jocelyn balks, Rollins asks her if he used a condom and warns her of possible STDs. Jocelyn nods.

Afterwards, Benson voices her concern to Rollins about Rollins’ scaring Jocelyn into getting a rape kit, saying it is better to built trust. Rollins says it won’t matter, asking her if she read Jocelyn’s book, explaining that in Act 5, the main character is choked with a belt and sodomized and had 18 orgasms. Benson dryly responds, “Great. It’s a best seller.”

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Here is a short video featuring Raul Esparza discussing his guest starring role on Law & Order SVU “Twenty-Five Acts” which will air on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 9PM ET. (Please note, this video may not be viewable outside the US, sorry!)

Last August, I posted the new Law & Order SVU season 14 key art. Today, NBC released a second version of the same photo. Here are both images (the top photo is the version previously not released) featuring Mariska Hargitay, Dann Florek, Richard Belzer, Ice-T, Kelli Giddish, and Danny Pino.